PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Connor Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauro Mateus dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes into the arena with (When) Your Middle Name Is Danger blaring out of the sound system. Mauro Mateus dos Santos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Kelly
vs
Mateus dos Santos

183 cm
23
145 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

170 cm
28
145 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Connor Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauro Mateus dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly with a hook.
dos Santos walks into a left hand.
Kelly tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but dos Santos swivels and escapes.
Kelly connects with a single shot there.
Kelly shoots for a double leg takedown but dos Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Kelly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but dos Santos ducks down to avoid it.
dos Santos slips under a jab.
Kelly lands a nice looking kick to the body. dos Santos takes a step back to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a body punch
and dos Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
dos Santos tries to clinch
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
dos Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kelly.
Horrible takedown by Kelly or perhaps it was just good defense by dos Santos which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Connor Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos Santos darts in trying to clinch
and dos Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
dos Santos needs to keep his hands up - Kelly had a free shot at his head there.
dos Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelly connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly shoots in looking for a takedown. dos Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Kelly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. dos Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
dos Santos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kelly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kelly throws out a leg kick but dos Santos moves out of range and Kelly only half commits.
Kelly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice straight punches there by Kelly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kelly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
dos Santos walks into a straight right hand from Kelly.

Kelly scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kelly in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor Kelly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kelly swings widly with a right hand

and dos Santos counters by clinching up.
Kelly avoiding damage as dos Santos throws knees to the body.
dos Santos throws an elbow but it misses.
Kelly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Kelly blocks with his arms.
Kelly wants to get back to striking at distance but dos Santos won't allow it.
Kelly tries to circle away but dos Santos has him pinned against the cage.

Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dos Santos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Kelly changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. dos Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kelly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but dos Santos keeps working.
Kelly controlling the position.

Kelly is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. dos Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kelly working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kelly controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on dos Santos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
dos Santos wants to get back to his feet but Kelly drags him back down.
Kelly slows the pace down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kelly is looking to take a break and control but dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Kelly is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, dos Santos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kelly taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor Kelly dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kelly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

dos Santos is rocked!
Kelly rushes dos Santos with punches - dos Santos moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, dos Santos goes down! Kelly follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor Kelly!